The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Thunderhead products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Canary Wharf region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Thunderhead over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Canary Wharf region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Thunderhead Limited.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Thunderhead
Rank 50 44 -
Rank change year-on-year
-6 -
Contract jobs citing Thunderhead 4 2 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Canary Wharf 1.039% 0.541% -
As % of the Vendors category 2.703% 1.036% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
Average daily rate £600 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - £400 £438
% change year-on-year
- -8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Vendors
Canary Wharf
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
148 193 211
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Canary Wharf 38.44% 52.16% 42.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 118 116 166
Average daily rate £575 £550 £600
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.54% -8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £254 £360 £450
10% offered a daily rate of more than £675 £600 £683
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 3
Average hourly rate £42.50 £25.00 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+70.00% +66.66%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Thunderhead
London

Thunderhead
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Thunderhead across the Canary Wharf region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Canary Wharf Thunderhead Jobs Demand Trend

Thunderhead
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Thunderhead across the Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf Thunderhead Daily Rate Trend

Thunderhead
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Thunderhead across the Canary Wharf region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Canary Wharf Thunderhead Daily Rate Histogram

Thunderhead
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf region citing Thunderhead also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Thunderhead.

1 4 (100.00%) Calypso
1 4 (100.00%) Derivative
2 2 (50.00%) Murex
2 2 (50.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 2 (50.00%) Financial Institution
2 2 (50.00%) Front Office
2 2 (50.00%) Back Office
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Equities
2 2 (50.00%) Summit
2 2 (50.00%) Sophis
2 2 (50.00%) Banking
2 2 (50.00%) Investment Banking
2 2 (50.00%) Business Analysis

Thunderhead
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf region citing Thunderhead also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Thunderhead. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Summit
General
1 2 (50.00%) Financial Institution
1 2 (50.00%) Front Office
1 2 (50.00%) Back Office
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Banking
1 2 (50.00%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Analyst
2 2 (50.00%) Technical Analyst
2 2 (50.00%) Technical Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Derivative
2 2 (50.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 2 (50.00%) Equities
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Business Analysis
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Calypso
2 2 (50.00%) Sophis
2 2 (50.00%) Murex